02-22-2018, 08:54 AM
When I was 16 I was speeding through town one night on my '83 Honda CM450 when I met the cops, as I was underage and had a quart of Bacardi rum in my backpack I decided to try get away. My town is quite small (1100 pop.) and is arrayed primarily on the main road so there are only a couple of side streets, I knew i couldn't outrun him on main road so I decided to turn up one of the few streets (incidentally next to my house) in an effort to hide. This street also happens to be the steepest hill in town.
Ever try to outrun a police cruiser on a CM450 on a steep hill? Guess how far I got. Luckily he didn't have his radar with him so he couldn't say how fast I was going (100kph in 50kph zone) and I convinced him I that I wasn't trying to get away, I just hadn't seen him. He let me go with a warning.
Oh, he didn't search my backpack either.
Ever try to outrun a police cruiser on a CM450 on a steep hill? Guess how far I got. Luckily he didn't have his radar with him so he couldn't say how fast I was going (100kph in 50kph zone) and I convinced him I that I wasn't trying to get away, I just hadn't seen him. He let me go with a warning.
Oh, he didn't search my backpack either.